. >>> i'm seema mody with your cbs market wrap. a down day for stocks this holiday. the dow falls 26 points, the s&p is off five, and the nasdaq lost 23. facebook, shares sank nearly 2.5% after a brokerage downgrade. earning season kicks off tomorrow with alcoa's profit report after the closing bell. that's it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. now back to "hardball." >>> is there anything more exciting than joe biden thinking it's up to him to get the lead back? it's tivo time. there's like a 50% chance he's going to come out at the next debate with his shirt off. he's probably covering himself with animal fat right now to make himself harder to grab. >> welcome back to "hardball." "saturday night live's" seth meyers there isn't the only one excited about this week's vp debate. here is a sampling of today's headlines. in "the huffington post," obama needs the merciless joe. "the wall street journal" amps up the anticipation with bigger bang expected from rye yarch/biden bout. and politico lays out the high stakes for this debate in a jonathan martin article hea